Sign up for office hours with Publisher Annie Gibson to learn about submission guidelines, the editorial process, or any questions you may have about publishing a play: www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/Introdu...

Acclaimed playwright Christine Quintana talks to Open Book about her emotionally rich drama, As Above, set among the majestic cedar trees of Victoria, BC: open-book.ca/News/Christi...

CBC Arts commends Prince Faggot and The Green Line | خطّ التماس in their celebration of 2025 Canadian culture makers! www.cbc.ca/arts/holding...

A woman’s healing journey mirrored through the secret language of trees, read an excerpt from As Above by Christine Quintana. www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/Re... #Books #Theatre #CanLit

Playwright Beth Graham talks to Prairie Books NOW about how her new play Mermaid Legs tackles the stigmas and challenges of mental illness: prairiebooksnow.ca/articles/vie...

We connected with playwright Kamila Sediego to chat about her heartfelt new book Homecoming, memories of sending balikbayan boxes to family in the Philippines, and why Vancouver has always felt like home. www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/Pi....

We are hiring for a part-time contract position of Publishing Assistant through our partnership with Gatherings—Archival and Oral Histories, a project initiated to serve the preservation and study of performance histories. Deadline: February 4, 2026. www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/We...

Join us for a special book launch celebrating one of the year’s most talked-about plays, Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill, published by Playwrights Canada Press. The event takes place at The Drama Book Shop on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 7pm. Tickets go on sale January 5.

🎭 Drama lit lovers rejoice! 🤲 It's time for our biggest sale of the year. 🤑 This Black Friday Weekend (November 28-30), everything on our website will be 40% OFF! What's on your wish list?

The Winter/Spring 2026 Catalogue has landed! Featuring blockbuster hits, hidden gems, and invaluable resources for theatre practitioners, our new roster of irresistible drama books offers something for everyone. Browse the catalogue now: www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/Co...

We’ll be selling our queerest literature at Glad Day Bookshop’s first ever Queer Zine & Local Author Fair (32 Lisgar St) on Sunday, November 30 from 12pm to 6pm.

An iconic theatrical sensation worthy of a royal throne, today we celebrate the publication day of Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill 👑 www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/P/Prin... #PrinceF #LGBTQ #Bookstagram #Books #Theatre #CanLit

Check out this enlightening Behind the Curtain interview from Open Book with playwright-provocateur Mohammad Yaghoubi about his latest book, the brilliant thriller Earworm: open-book.ca/News/The-Cap...

Watch the first episode of our new talk show for playwrights, Dialogue, featuring Joelle Peters and Tara Beagan on YouTube 📺🎭 #Niizh #RiseRedRiver #Indigenous #Theatre #Books www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRG...

Check out this incredible book list curated by Justine Abigail Yu at 49th Shelf about tracing stories of migration, movement, and ancestral memory featuring Homecoming by Kamila Sediego: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11...

We’ve rounded up 20 fantastic plays perfect for community theatres that might not be on your radar—but absolutely should be! Check out the full list on our blog here: www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/20...

In honour of Remembrance Day, read these war dramas published by Playwrights Canada Press. #RemembranceDay #Books #Theatre #CanLit

Thank you Intermission Magazine for sharing the wonderful news about Tara Beagan’s Governor General’s Literary Award win! www.intermissionmagazine.ca/news/tara-be...

We are thrilled to announce that Rise, Red River by Tara Beagan has won the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama and a prize of $25,000. Get your copy today at www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/R/Rise...

A late-night bender between two friends they’ll never forget, today we celebrate the publication day of Tyson’s Song by Peter N. Bailey. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/Tyso...

A shocking and suspenseful thriller about a refugee family in grave danger, today we celebrate the publication day of Earworm by Mohammad Yaghoubi. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/E/Earw...

Get 20% off until November 6 when you purchase any of our Governor General’s Literary Award finalists! Order now at playwrightscanada.com #GGBooks2025

A quest for connection inspired by the secret language of trees, today we celebrate the publication day of As Above by Christine Quintana 🌲 www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/A/As-A...

A beautiful and heartbreaking journey from estrangement to reconciliation, today we celebrate the publication day of Homecoming by Kamila Sediego. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/H/Home...

An ingenious experiment investigating the role men’s voices play in women’s stories, today we celebrate the publication day of Red Like Fruit by Hannah Moscovitch: www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/R/Red-...

A standing ovation for our publications shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards for Drama! www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/Congrat...

In All Lit Up’s Women Asking Women, playwrights Andrea Scott and Kamila Sediego talk about the emotional and creative depths behind their plays, Get That Hope and Homecoming, which examine family, identity and belonging across cultures and generations. Read the blog here: alllitup.ca/women-asking...

Join us for Diaspora Dialogues: Writing War at the Toronto International Festival of Authors in partnership with Diaspora Dialogues featuring Sanita Fejzić and Jumoke Verissimo: festivalofauthors.ca/event/diaspo...

Read this iconic conversation between Jordan Tannahill and Tony Kushner from Interview Magazine last summer about Prince F*gg*t: www.interviewmagazine.com/theater/jord...

We’re coming to UofT Mississauga for a pop-up play fair! Browse the best drama books at unbeatable prices on Friday, October 24 from 2-6pm on campus at Deerfield Hall 1st Floor. Everything will be 30% off OR 50% off if you buy 3 or more books! Don’t miss out on this exclusive sale. See you there!

Join us for the book launch of Homecoming. 📅 Friday, November 7, 2025 – 7:00 PM 📍 VS. Creative Lab (1884 Main Street, Vancouver, BC) Hosted by Playwrights Theatre Centre, Mabuhay House Society & Filipino-Canadian Book Festival.

A gripping allegory of survival and resistance, today we celebrate the publication day of CoyWolf by Colin Wolf 🐺 www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/C/CoyW...

Come to the Black and Caribbean Book Affair at the Blackhurst Cultural Centre on October 18 at 4pm for the "Taking the Stage" event featuring Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, author of The First Stone, and Peter N. Bailey, author of Tyson’s Song. See you there!

We checked in with playwright Donna-Michelle St. Bernard to chat about her ambitious 54ology project, working with collaborators, and the differences between forgiveness and reconciliation explored in her profound new publication, The First Stone. www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/Au...

An epic queer tragedy of biblical proportions, today we celebrate the publication day of The Hooves Belonged to the Deer by Makram Ayache 🦌 www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/The-... #HoovesBelongedtotheDeer #LGBTQ #Arab #Christianity #Islam #Religion #Books #Theatre #CanLit

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Drama: The Green Line | خطّ التماس by Makram Ayache! 🎉🎉🎉 #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

“There’s a venn diagram [in which] wolf displacement across Canada matches Indigenous displacement.” Playwright Colin Wolf talks to Intermission Magazine about the complexities of resistance explored in his new hopepunk thriller, CoyWolf: www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/coy...

The women of Jordan Tannahill’s Prince F*gg*t talk about being royalty in this must-read feature from Vogue: www.vogue.com/article/the-...

Hey Edmonton! Join us for a free book launch event tonight at the iconic indie bookstore Audreys Books to celebrate the release of Mermaid Legs by Beth Graham 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️ #Books #Theatre #YEG #Arts

A heartwarming exploration of neurodiversity and sisterhood, today we celebrate the publication day of Mermaid Legs by Beth Graham 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️ www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/M/Merm...

Read this spicy interview from Them with Jordan Tannahill talking about his hit play Prince F*gg*t: www.them.us/story/prince... Pre-order your copy of the book: www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/P/Prin...

Award-winning playwright Beth Graham is coming to Edmonton’s iconic indie bookstore, Audreys Books, on Wednesday, September 24 at 7pm to launch her brand new book, Mermaid Legs. Meet the author and purchase your copy hot off the press! #Edmonton #Launch #MermaidLegs #Bookstagram #Books #Theatre

In a CBC Q interview, playwright Makram Ayache explains how his play The Green Line helped him find unexpected healing: www.cbc.ca/arts/q/playw...

Join us for a glamourous evening with some of Canada’s most prestigious playwrights to celebrate our latest publications at the Playwrights Canada Press Fall 2025 Book Launch! ✨📚✨ www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/Pl...

In The Art of War, a stunning new play from Yvette Nolan, an artist and soldier tries to find meaning and beauty while painting the battlefield during WWII. Check out the interview on Open Book here: open-book.ca/News/An-Arti...

Check out this excellent feature of Erin Shields in The Globe and Mail talking about the world premiere of Ransacking Troy at The Stratford Festival of Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...

Get ready for our Summer Sales Week and enjoy 25% off everything on our website from August 11-17! www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2025/Su...

A powerful portrait of an artist’s quest for meaning, today we celebrate the publication day of The Art of War by Yvette Nolan. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/The-...

A heroic adventure retold with a feminist twist, today we celebrate the publication day of Ransacking Troy by Erin Shields. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/R/Rans...

Electrifying playwright Erin Shields flips the script on Homer and Virgil in Ransacking Troy, a fierce, feminist retelling of their epic Greek legends. Read her interview with Open Book here: open-book.ca/News/Electri...